Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God ; But only he who sees takes off his shoes... Abraham Cowley - Page 68by Emma A. Yarnall - 1897 - 93 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1875 - 492 pages
...that was all. He could see no more heaven in it than in a single straw, and perhaps not so much. " Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush...; The rest sit round it, and pluck blackberries." They are enamoured of the fruit; and so it is with many who look upon the olive. Some may see beauty... | |
| 1860
...spinningatars ; No pebble at your feet but proves u sphere, No chaffinch but implies the cherubim. Earth's crammed with heaven — And every common bush a-fire with God, But only he who sees, takes off Ms shoes, The rest sit round it, and pluck blackberries !" But yet this seeker feels that in the gratification... | |
| 1894 - 668 pages
...nearly fort; years of proie and poetry have passed since Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote :— Earth 's crammed with Heaven And every common bush afire with God, But only he who sees takes off his shoes, Tbe rest sit round it and pluck blackberries. KULIGREW. To sit on rocks, to muse o'<r flood and fell.... | |
| David Thomas - 684 pages
...unmoved, as upon a painted sign-board ! " Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush a fire with God ; But only he who sees, takes off his shoes : The rest sit round it and pluck blackberries." Another element in the folly of this man ia found : — IL IN HIS UTTER SELFISHNESS. The brotherhood... | |
| Elizabeth Barrett Browning - 1857 - 388 pages
...little tremour of the blood The whole strong clamour of a vehement soul Doth utter itself distinct. Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush...shoes, The rest sit round it, and pluck blackberries, And daub their natural faces unaware More and more, from the first similitude. Truth so far, in my... | |
| Andrew James Symington - 1857 - 374 pages
...little tremour of the blood The whole strong clamour of a vehement soul Doth utter itself distinct. Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush...shoes; The rest sit round it, and pluck blackberries, And daub their natural faces unaware More and more, from the first similitude." l When treating of... | |
| 1857 - 758 pages
...tremour of the blood The whole strong clamour of a vehement soul Doth utter itselfdistinct. Earth 's crammed with heaven, And every common bush a-fire...shoes ; The rest sit round it, and pluck blackberries, And daub their natural faces, unaware More and more, from the first similitude. Truth, so far, in my... | |
| Elizabeth Barrett Browning - 1857 - 420 pages
...tremour of the blood The whole strong clamour of a vehement soul Doth utter itself distinct. Earth 's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with...shoes ; The rest sit round it, and pluck blackberries, And daub their natural faces unaware More and more, from the first similitude. Truth, so far, in my... | |
| Thomas Starr King - 1859 - 438 pages
...tremor of the blood The whole strong clamor of a vehement soul Doth utter itself distinct. Karth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire-...with God: But only he who sees, takes off his shoes. If now, turning in another direction, we seek to explain the difference in charm between North Conway... | |
| Erwin House - 1860 - 500 pages
...gorgeous beauty and her glittering jewelry; but he looks on unmoved, as upon a painted sign-board ! " Earth's crammed -with heaven, And every common bush...shoes: The rest sit round it and pluck "blackberries." Another element in the folly of this man is found, II. IN^HIS UTTER SELFISHNESS. The brotherhood of... | |
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